A public health approach to palliative care in the response to drug resistant TB: an ethnographic study in Bengaluru, India

A public health approach to palliative care in the response to drug resistant TB: an ethnographic study in Bengaluru, India

Abstract Background The treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis represents one of the most significant challenges to global health. Despite guidance on improving treatment outcomes, there is little focus on how to support individuals in their suffering. Palliative care is therefore proposed as...

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Main Authors: Joseph M. Sawyer, Rahul Asgr, Florence N. Todd Fordham, John D.H. Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
TB
MDR-TB
Palliative care
Suffering
Drug resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0374-5

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